Hey guys. New here. Only one other post and it was just my introduction. Where I live, on a mountain lol, the terrain and local contributing factors play a major role in snowfall amounts. On my side of town I'm at 6,500 feet. Twenty minutes away where most my accounts are its 7,000 to 7,500 feet. So in just a few miles snow totals can vary greatly. Like for tonight's storm for example my neighborhood is forecast to receive 4-6 inches of snow. On the other side of town where I plow, they are forecast to receive 8 - 14 inches of snow.
I have been thinking about ways to remote monitor conditions on that side of town rather than stay up all night waiting to see when that side of town reaches the threshold to start plowing. My parents live on that side of town and I was thinking of installing a wifi remote outdoor security camera at their place that looks at an indicator with inch marks on it to monitor the accumulation from my tablet. Does anyone else have a set up like this? If so do you mind sharing what you used for an indicator like a 2x4 with hash marks every inch or something?
I have been thinking about ways to remote monitor conditions on that side of town rather than stay up all night waiting to see when that side of town reaches the threshold to start plowing. My parents live on that side of town and I was thinking of installing a wifi remote outdoor security camera at their place that looks at an indicator with inch marks on it to monitor the accumulation from my tablet. Does anyone else have a set up like this? If so do you mind sharing what you used for an indicator like a 2x4 with hash marks every inch or something?